On 2026-04-02 11:28, Tom Elam wrote:
https://theconversation.com/trump-risks-falling-in-to-the-asymmetric-
resolve-trap-in-iran-just-as-presidents-before-him-did-elsewhere-279374
The whole article begins with this sentence:
"Little has seemingly gone as Washington planned in the war against Iran."
There was no "plan".
There was Trump, an asshole, who wanted to go to war because he thought
it would:
Distract from the Epstein files.
Give him a popularity bump.
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